Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for March 19, 2023

George Smiley and his people are going to be all over Zonker.

Not you, too, Zonker! Does everyone have classified papers except me?

hahaha only Zonker would have a step up on the game back then!!

Oh, this is not that bad. But, alas, ‘tis old news. What I’m looking forward to is next Sunday’s strip!

It’s okay if it’s a British classified document.

My secret documents are under my mattress. And yes I do read the articles!

“It’s okay if it’s a British classified document.”

Aren’t all British documents about their “class” system?

I can’t read the ads in the newspaper anymore: They’re classified.

The Brits take their Official Secrets Act very, very seriously.

Can’t wait to see where this goes. At least he didn’t roll any blunts with the paper.

when I was in the AF, we used “burn bags” and took them to the huge incinerator

Kinda doubtful Z had anything remotely classified unless it was related to cannabis.

With this strip’s longevity, all the reminisces actually did happen. Not many strips can say that.

Methinks Lord Trudeau was BRILLIANT to set up this gag so many years ago. Now that’s advance planning…

Thank you, Garry. Made my day.

Believe me “gramming” it is the last thing you want to do. Dissemination is a lot worse charge than accidentally keeping such a document. I hope it’s not a UK classified document. The Ministry of Defence has even less tolerance for such things than the Pentagon.

Zonker can just declassify it by thinking it is declassified.

And, suddenly, I am once again yearning for new dailies of Doonesbury.

How now Zonk?

Zonker got ZONKED!

I have classified ads. Does that count?

All of my old documents have been classified as well … as “irrelevant”.

Well, the Zonker connection might explain some of their recent “problems”.

I have classified papers!!

Of course, that’s probably because I worked in classified advertising for a long time ;)

I once read some classified ads in my summer home. They could still be there

Yeah, those darn things are everywhere.

A buddy of mine got in some hot water in ’Nam when he was suspected of letting the carbon paper of some docs disappear. He was eventually exonerated, but he described it as not a pleasant experience.

LOL…Only one?

It’s only the recipe for the perfect homemade strawberry preserve

this is way late. that’s the problem with trudeau not doing dailys

I think we have learned that way too many documents are classified.